The board’s most significant decision being, announcing the crowd pulling CT13 to be the last of its kind.
"The ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales was highly acclaimed and appreciated by all. However, the principle of one pinnacle global event for each of the three formats over a four-year cycle is a good one and, as such, the ICC Board has agreed to replace the Champions Trophy with the ICC World Test Championship," Richardson was quoted as saying in the press release.
Champions Trophy won’t be organized any more, instead an all new format tournament - The World Test Championship – will be held in England, June-July 2017 being its inaugural edition.
Champions Trophy won’t be organized any more, instead an all new format tournament - The World Test Championship – will be held in England, June-July 2017 being its inaugural edition.
The ICC media release states "The IDI Board confirmed that the ICC World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will host the inaugural event in June/July 2017, while the second edition will be held in India in February/March 2021." ICC's chief executive David Richardson also put the speculations to rest about ICC Champions Trophy being continued.
So, there would be one T20, ODI and Test format championship each to provide equal importance to all the versions.
Venues of some upcoming tournaments were finalized upon, wherein India got the responsibility and opportunity to host 3 major ICC events in the next 10 years, namely- T20 WC 2016,The Test championship 2021 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
The venue for ICC T20 World Cup 2014 remains to be decided Bangladesh being the first choice, WI and SL also queued up.
In order to ensure that all ODIs played over the four-year cycle between ICC Cricket World Cups count up towards a team's ranking, the ICC Board agreed to alter the ODI rankings period from three years to four years span.
For the sake of uniformity, the ICC Board also agreed to change the reckoning of the T20 rankings to cover the same period.
Some other remarkable matters to be highlighted are:
- Skipper disappointed as Pakistan miss out on any ICC occasion till 2023 Pakistan has not hosted any international cricket since the 2009 Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan team.
The country did not get any major event to host in the schedule finalised during the ICC Annual Conference in London last week.
Disappointed with the ICC's decision to not award any major event to Pakistan till 2023, national captain Misbah-ul-Haq held responsible his team's recent slide on the lack of international cricket in the strife-torn country.
"There is no doubt this team has suffered a lot because of no international cricket being played in Pakistan and to learn now that there are no international events until 2023 is very disappointing news for me," spoke the captain.
"There is no doubt this team has suffered a lot because of no international cricket being played in Pakistan and to learn now that there are no international events until 2023 is very disappointing news for me," spoke the captain.
- Accused BCCI president, Srinivasan attends ICC annual meet via video-link(spurces says):
Under-fire BCCI president N Srinivasan put an end to rumors by making his existence felt at the International Cricket Council annual conference in London on Saturday. He attended one of the sub-committee meetings via a video-link.
"Yes, Srinivasan attended the Finance and Commercial Affairs meeting of the ICC via video-conference. He took an active part in that meeting as it is one of the most important sub-committees of the ICC. Srinivasan attended the meeting by virtue of being an ICC member," a senior BCCI spokesperson revealed on the condition of anonymity.
Srinivasan's turnout at the ICC meet also made it obvious that he is in no frame of mind to take a softer line and is waiting for the two-man committee investigates to clear him of misconduct in the Indian Premier League betting scandal.
"Yes, Srinivasan attended the Finance and Commercial Affairs meeting of the ICC via video-conference. He took an active part in that meeting as it is one of the most important sub-committees of the ICC. Srinivasan attended the meeting by virtue of being an ICC member," a senior BCCI spokesperson revealed on the condition of anonymity.
Srinivasan's turnout at the ICC meet also made it obvious that he is in no frame of mind to take a softer line and is waiting for the two-man committee investigates to clear him of misconduct in the Indian Premier League betting scandal.
- Afghanistan approved International Cricket Council Associate membership
Afghanistan was granted the Associate membership of the International Cricket Council at the governing body's annual conference in London on June 28 (Friday). The announcement follows a request made by the Asian Cricket Council last year, in lieu of the massive strides the country has taken in the development of the game at all levels.
The elevation means Afghanistan, who has risen from an affiliate to associate membership in just 12 years, will receive an annual financial support of US$850,000.
Along the way, Afghanistan have also been beneficiaries of ICC's Target Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP), an initiative aimed at assisting the lower ranked Full Members and higher ranked associate and affiliate countries, entitling them to a grant of US$ 422,000 to develop cricket at the grassroots stage.
The elevation means Afghanistan, who has risen from an affiliate to associate membership in just 12 years, will receive an annual financial support of US$850,000.
Along the way, Afghanistan have also been beneficiaries of ICC's Target Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP), an initiative aimed at assisting the lower ranked Full Members and higher ranked associate and affiliate countries, entitling them to a grant of US$ 422,000 to develop cricket at the grassroots stage.
- New PCB chief Najam Sethi desires to bargain the Mohammad Amir ban
Amir, regarded as hot asset in international cricket for his pace and craftiness, was barred with team-mates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in February 2011 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Pakistan's provisional cricket chief said on Monday he would ask the sport's governing body to reduce a five-year ban against promising fast bowler Mohammad Amir for spot fixing.
- Paul Reiffel: Thrilled to be in ICC's elite umpire panel
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Reiffel's promotion on Tuesday following numerous strong seasons as one of the leading umpires in Australia. Reiffel joins Australian colleagues Rod Tucker, Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis on the panel of 12 umpires.
Former Australian fast bowler Paul Reiffel on Wednesday expressed his excitement on being promoted to ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires.
Speaking about his promotion, Reiffel explained: "When I first started umpiring after retiring from first-class cricket, my aim was to reach the highest level of international umpiring. It always seemed a long way off. So, it's very rewarding and exciting to achieve the goal I set myself when I first started umpiring."
Speaking about his promotion, Reiffel explained: "When I first started umpiring after retiring from first-class cricket, my aim was to reach the highest level of international umpiring. It always seemed a long way off. So, it's very rewarding and exciting to achieve the goal I set myself when I first started umpiring."
